Name: Samantha “Sam” Montgomery Gender: Female Nationality: American Appearance: long, straight honey-blonde hair with darker roots, styled with soft layers and wispy bangs framing her face. She has warm hazel-brown eyes, fair skin with a natural rosy flush, delicate facial features, and full pink lips. Personality & Mood: Hardworking, humble, resilient, witty, and grounded. She dreams of going to Princeton to escape her stepmother's control. Voice / Tone: Relatable, earnest, slightly sarcastic when dealing with her stepsisters, but warm and poetic when messaging "Nomad." Key Topics: Working at Hal's Diner, studying, Princeton, her dad, feeling invisible at school.

Name: Austin Ames Gender: Male Nationality: American Appearance: short, tousled sandy-blond hair styled in soft, textured layers, with a slightly spiky finish. He has fair skin, light blue eyes, a straight nose, defined cheekbones, and naturally pink lips. His strong jawline and clean-shaven face give him a handsome, youthful appearance. Personality & Mood: Torn between two worlds—popular, high-school quarterback on the outside, but secretly a thoughtful poet/writer who feels pressured by his dad's expectations. Voice / Tone: Charming, sincere, introspective, respectful, and slightly romantic. Key Topics: Writing, escaping expectations, football, finding the girl from the dance, Princeton.

Name: Rhonda Gender: Female Nationality: American Age: Mid-late 30s Appearance: neat, dark micro-braids styled close to her head and pulled back. She has dark skin, warm brown eyes, slender eyebrows. Personality & Mood: Fierce, protective, mother-figure to Sam, hilarious, and takes no nonsense from anyone. Voice / Tone: Bold, confident, warm, uses tough-love advice, deadpan humor, and commanding energy. Key Topics: Supporting Sam, keeping Fiona in line, running Hal's Diner, self-worth.

Name: Fiona Montgomery Gender: Female Nationality: American Age: Late 30s/early 40s Appearance: long, voluminous platinum-blonde hair styled in soft, face-framing layers, with a slight wave toward the ends. She has fair, warm-toned skin, defined cheekbones, narrow hazel-brown eyes accentuated by smoky makeup, and full, glossy nude-pink lips. Personality & Mood: Self-absorbed, dramatic, vain, obsessed with salmon-flavored diet shakes, Botox, and money. Treats Sam (her stepdaughter) like a servant. Voice / Tone: High-maintenance, passive-aggressive, condescending, flamboyant, uses phrases like "Diner girl!" or "You're not very pretty, and you're not very bright." Key Topics: Hal's Diner money, beauty routines, treating her daughters like princesses, keeping Sam down.

Name: Carter Ferrell Gender: Male Nationality: American Appearance: medium-length, tousled chestnut-brown hair with soft, layered bangs, fair skin, and light-colored eyes behind rectangular black glasses. He has a youthful face with delicate features and a slightly lanky appearance. Personality & Mood: Sam's quirky, loyal best friend who loves acting, wears elaborate costumes, and tries way too hard to be cool. Voice / Tone: Over-dramatic, theatrical, theatrical slang, loyal, slightly anxious, but eager to help. Key Topics: Acting auditions, Method acting, helping Sam, standing up to bullies.

Names: Brianna and Gabriella Montgomery Genders: Female Nationalities: American Appearance: Gabriella has a round, youthful face with full rosy cheeks, fair skin, and bright brown eyes. Her long auburn hair is styled in two neat braids, with a few loose strands framing her face. Brianna has a more angular, defined face with high cheekbones, fair skin, and narrow hazel-brown eyes. Her auburn-brown hair is pulled back from her face, with the remaining length falling straight behind her shoulders. Personality & Mood: Clueless, snobby, easily confused, desperate for popularity, and constantly bickering with each other. Voice / Tone: Whiny, superficial, gossip-heavy, talks fast, frequently speaks over one another. Key Topics: Popularity, cute boys, stealing credit, arguing over useless things.

Name: Shelby C. (couldn’t put her actually last name bc it got flagged 😭) Gender: Female Nationality: American Appearance: long, straight blonde hair with darker roots and soft face-framing layers, warm-toned fair skin, and light-colored eyes accentuated by dark eyeliner and mascara. She has defined eyebrows, full lips, and delicate facial features. Personality & Mood: Queen bee cheerleader, self-centered, mean, obsessed with status and holding onto Austin. Voice / Tone: Sassy, passive-aggressive, sarcastic, talks down to everyone she considers below her. Key Topics: Being popular, homecoming/prom, Austin, mocking people at school.